No, marriage should be defined as between a man and woman

If a gay couple is in love with one another, then why on earth should they be denied the basic right to tie the knot and get married just like a straight couple. To me, this is a basic human right.

Marriage shouldn't be defined as anything? People like who/what they like/love that's up to them and no one else can decide whats best or what should happen.

There is no such think as 'Gay Marriage' there is just marriage. Allow people to love who they love as individuals.

Gay people should have the fundamental right to get married, they are proven to stay together more overall and have a lower divorce rate, and also have been shown to raise more open-minded and productive children.

Gender does not define a relationship. If that relationship is consensual, loving and compassionate, then it’s fine.

That definition as no other base foundation than religion, and religion fundamentalism shouldn't regulate marriage

Definitions evolve over time. Should we keep all of the definitions that applied in 1949, when the Marriage Act was enacted? Homosexuality is no longer illegal, therefore a homosexual person shoudl not be denied teh basics rights that a hetrosexual person enjoys.

Marriage is a commitment between individuals. Gender and sexual orientation are irrelevant when it comes to declaring your love for someone.

Gay people should have the fundamental right to get married, they are proven to stay together more overall and have a lower divorce rate, and also have been shown to raise more open-minded and productive children.

why should it matter that two people love each other even if they are of the same gender, its not infringing on other people's rights and doesn't cause problems at all, its the homophobic people that cause the problems, gay people just want to live without being discriminated because of the person they love

There is no reason why a man and a man or a woman and a woman cannot love each other. It's not your life anyway and it's not directly affecting you.

the union between the same sex opposes no threat nor affect towards anyone, therefore there should be no reason why the union should not be acceptable.

I think Gay people should get the same right as straight people as we all deserve the same rights. We shouldn’t be judged by our Skin,Sexuality,Gender but by the content of our character.

There should be a separation of state and religion. The UK is not a religious state and gay marriage does not harm other people, so there is no reason for you to care about gay marriage.

It shouldn’t matter as long as both of the people engaging in the marriage are happy. Marriage should be between two people who love each other, regardless of gender or sex.

Same sex marriages should be allowed. Marriage is the conjoining of two individuals finding love within one another, it is not defined as a man and a woman.

i think it’s a basic human right to commit to someone, any consenting couple of age should be allowed to do this

There’s always been gay people even when the bible or any religious text was created. Always been there and always will be. It’s not new it’s just become more accepted. You can’t get rid of something that’s always been there. It’s like talking. Always been here and it’s going to stay that way. Never bothered people before until politics made people be bothered by it.

The role of religion as a Moral authority in modern Britain should be diminished to zero. Religion is a personal factor and should not be allowed to govern rules and legislation of this country.

What is the difference between a man and a woman loving each other so much that they want to be married, and a gay couple wanting the same. love is love, no matter who it is. It should NOT concern anyone what other individuals do with their love life.

What does it matter to anyone on a personal basis who another person is married to, so long as it is consensual and supportive marriage is a union of two people, regardless of sex.

Why??? Who cares???
Freedom to make very basic decisions in one’s personal life based on their own fundamental existence should be the very basis of being alive in the first place.
Especially as it effects nobody except the individual directly.

That is an opinion rather than an argument based on fact. Two people of the same sex can love each other just as much as two people of the opposite sex.

How and Why does one’s gender and/or identity decide wether two people can announce their love and share a special day with loved ones. Why should it be exclusive to straight couples?

People have the right to love each other regardless of gender, other people's lives aren't your business.

Marriage is a concept that particular human civilisations made up, and historically served the primary purpose of forming alliances between families for economic and strategic goals, alongside the maintenance of social status in society. Majority of marriages in the past were arranged, but that culture has changed. The concept of marrying for love is now the mainstream, yet it doesn't remotely comply with historical reasons for marriage - that almost always involved the subjugation of women, as objects with material value that were exchanged from one family to another. Interracial marria…  Read morege used to be illegal. Now it isn't. Marriage between people of different social classes used to be taboo. Now it isn't. People used to think teenagers getting married was okay, but now it isn't, because the role of young people in society today has evolved; they must obtain an education, and mature into mentally developed adults before making substantial life decisions like marriage.
That said, who cares if a man and a man want to get married? Or if a woman and a woman want to get married? Why should your own solipsistic, archaic, religious definition of marriage matter to other people who hold a different religious ideology to your own?

Religious views should not effect who can get married. All marriages are good because they tend to make people happier.

What special position does a relationship between a man and a woman have over a same sex relationship

Not everyone is religious, we can't impose those beliefs on everybody. Everyone is entitled to their own beliefs.

People shouldn’t be dictated by another’s personal opinion on something that ultimately doesn’t do harm to anyone.

Gay people should have every right to be married as anybody else, to anonymise marriage to heterosexual people is unfair and inhumane.

Marriage is the agreement between 2 people not man and women could be women and women or man and man

There is no valid rule to be against it, we are people who are supposed to love each others no matter what the sex.

Same sex couples should have the same rights to the benefits of marriage than heterosexual couples. Same sex marriage has no affect on the "sanctity" of other marriages as marriage is only a legal union and any spiritual union is personal to the couple involved. Marriages should not be prohibited based on the possibility of conceiving a child as this would mean banning marriage for infertile people and post-menopausal women.

That is a modern interpretation of religious guidelines that has no place in national law. We do line in a theocracy and the majority of people support same sex and queer marriage.

Marriage is a legal contract between two parties that predates the existence of all religions. The gender of either party is irrelevant.

You are who you are, you love who you love, it really is a simple as that and doesn’t need to be interfered with by people who don’t understand.

State and religion must be separate, therefore people should be able to live as they want, to whichever views they believe in. Furthermore, homosexuality exists beyond human beings, and can be found in other species of animal, meaning that it is scientifically natural.

Marriage is far less about religion in the modern day; it is more about the union of two people and their love for one another. If two men love each other, or two women, it is still about love and union and therefore it should be considered a marriage

As long as it's consensual, marriage should be between two people who love each other, regardless of gender

This is an outdated position based on homophobic history and, usually, Christianity. It is utterly irrelevant in today’s diverse (and increasingly secular) society. Why on Earth should such outdated ‘morality’ prevent people who love each other from expressing their love and commitment?

Why does it matter what gender the people marrying each other are. As long as they both love each other and they want to they should be able to get married

Marriage is built upon the love of two people and the raising of children, neither of which are exclusive to straight couples. It also does not affect others.

Marriage has evolved from a financial decision to an emotional decision over the course of the last 300 years. We don't need it for financial security anymore, so why not marry the person you actually love?

Yes. That view is outdated, homosexual relationships have been found all through history and allowing gay marriage just gives them the same rights.

That is unequivocally wrong! Marriage is a choice you get to make for yourself and when you love someone so undeniably that you want to marry them, everybody should have the right to do so.

Marriage should be an available option to any 2 consenting people of a legal age no matter the gender or sexual identities of the 2 individuals

Why does it matter to you? If it's not you who's LGBTQ+ and getting married then why should you be bothered and have a say about it? If you want nothing to do with it then don't have anything to do with it. Arguing about it shows you care too much about someone else's life. Be concerned about your own, not someone else's.

People who love each other should be allowed to marry, as should people who legally need to marry each other, regardless of gender.

Mainly you should mind your own business, but particularly: if a status comes with state benefits (e.g. tax incentives) it should be available to all.

A Marriage shouldn’t be the concern of anyone aside from the two people entering it, no matter how they identify and every human being should be born with the right to enter this union

Marriage in a Christian, religious sense can only be between a man and a woman but, marriage in this day and age doesn't need to be an exclusively religious construct.

What good reason is there to stop it? If people love each other they should be allowed to live how they want. This is a religious thing, and marriage has more to do with legal things these days than religious ones. QChristian.org has details on how the bible doesn't even say anything against it, so why does it still get talked about?

marriage should be defined as two people who love each other and wish to spend their lives together not their sex.

Gay people don't choose to be gay, same way that straight people don't choose to be straight. They didn't choose this life it chose them. Same sex couples should have the right to get married as much as straight couples have the right to. There isn't any point in restricting marriage over something we have no control over.

Love is love. People getting married affects no one except the people getting married. Let them live their lives and get on with your own.

Homosexuality is natural. We should be able and free to love and marry anyone we choose to - rights of the people in this country. If you don't agree with gay marriage, that is fine, but you cannot infringe on someone else's beliefs and choices simply because you don't agree.

This is based on archaic teachings of the bible which are no longer relevant to today's society and not in line with my atheist beliefs

Religion has no place in dictating how the population as a whole should live and what laws should be passed.

And marriage should be "Til death do us part" but straight couples divorce.
Also - "should" - says who?

if two people of different sexes love eachother why should it be different for same sex marriage? what is wrong with marrying someone of the same gender?

Who determines who you can love. Love is love regardless of sex, and sexuality should not determine your right to marry.

But why do you think that? Religion? We are in a secular society and if you think it’s natural and for childbearing I don’t want kids am I unnatural

if its legal for gay couples to be together then why shouldn’t they be married? it doesn’t effect anyone.

Why should you have an opinion on how someone lives when it doesn't affect how you live, I also belive that others cannot assume what a man and a woman is to that person.

People should have the choice to marry who they please, regardless of whether one agrees or disagrees

Marriage is traditionally defined within religion, which demonised same-sex relationships. A secular society would do away with this. There are societal benefits to marriage that would not be available to same sex couples, and to deny them this would be decriminatory.

There is no such thing as "gay marriage" - just marriage between two people in love. What two individuals who love each other choose to do is no one's business but their own.

Many churches and other places of religion have now allowed gay people to attend their services and follow their traditions. No reason why they can’t also update marriage and allow for all gay people the also get married if they wish. If the church is open to the acceptance of gay lifestyles, it should also be accepted in marriage. If people truly believe that “god” would not accept it, then the gay people who are getting married will be doing something “wrong” not anyone else, including you. So who cares? Allow people to do what they want and however they get accepted or not is up to God, not us!

Marriage should be between two consenting adults who have a full understanding of the legal and personal commitment of marriage, regardless of sexual orientation

How is it up to you decide whether a man and woman shouldn't be together? How does it remotely affect you or have anything to do with you?

Who are they harming? Deal with it, if you don't agree with it then I guess you won't have to worry about buying a wedding gift because chances are you won't be invited

Marriage is the (often religious-orientated) bonding between two people. It would depend on the people if they want to be married, not on the sexual orientation of those who wish to be married.

Denying people equal civil rights on account of their sexual orientation or relationship status is undemocratic.

the religious sacrement of marriage is up to the faith, but marriage has become a part of civil life and religions do not get to decide govrnment policy

If a couple is in love with one another why does it affect anyone else? Everyone should have the right to marry who they want to

A human being is defined biologically with very similar mental states entailing them to the same position regarding their rights

You can’t choose who you fall in love with and you are free to decide who you want to marry and spend the rest of your life with.

Everyone should have the right to marry who they so please. No one should be denied this right, regardless of sexuality or gender.

The argument is a statement of opinion with no facts to back it up. It usually relies upon belief in a god and faith in said god. If anyone can produce a shred of evidence to support the existence of a homophobic god then please let me know.

Definitions evolve over time. Thankfully we live in a world where Love and Human Rights win and due to that I fully accept the fact that anyone that defines themselves as homosexual and in love with their partner have the right to marriage.

End of the day we are all human it shouldn’t matter weather a man and a man want to be in love with each other let them get on with it this country has too many other things to worry about!

Marriage is a legal confirmation and label for two people that are in love and want to make it official or take the next step to bond. Love can be shared between any two or more parties and no one else apart from those parties should have a say in how they choose to celebrate or show their love.

There should be no definition or legal implications that impact people’s right to decide how they live their life from a relationship perspective.

History proves that change is an important part of evolving as a culture, if you look not that far back in history a black person could not marry a white person, that now seems ridiculous, why should a two people of the same sex getting married be treated any differently, to grow and evolve as a society, things need to change to meet the needs of its people.

I understand that some hold the view that marriage should be defined traditionally as between a man and a woman. However, it's crucial to acknowledge that love and commitment are not bound by gender. Allowing same-sex couples to marry does not weaken the institution of marriage; rather, it reinforces it by offering legal and societal benefits to all who wish to make a lifelong commitment. Every individual should have the right to marry the person they love, regardless of gender. This isn't about altering the definition of marriage; it's about ensuring equality and dignity for all individuals and their relationships.

Marriage was originally a contract between two people, a union. It never required children or love. Now, marriage is a legal declaration of love. Other than religion, which should be limited only to those that practice it, why should the government have any say in a persons sexuality or decloration of love to another concenting adult.

Gay marriage should be allowed. People do not choose their sensuality and gay people deserve the same rights as heterosexual people.

Gay people should be allowed the same rights as everyone else, like how all races and religions are fine.

Love is love who are the government to stop two individuals showing thier commitment to each with a legal marriage.

Marriage is a legally binding contract that makes many things such as co-owning a house or having a shared bank account easier. Where does it say that marriage must be between a man and a woman?

We are a country that are meant to promote equal rights for everyone. So why would that change when it comes to people of the same sex wanting to make their commitment to each other legal. The same as couples of opposite sex. Equal rights means Equal rights. Surely. Thats what I believe it says in the human rights law book.

Marriage shouldn’t have a definition other than being legally or socially bound. How does that affect other people? Should be individuals’ own decision as to whether or not they marry someone. Obviously within reason in terms of age and consent.

It's stupid. Find me someone who doesn't believe this because of their interpretation of a magical book allegedly written by a cloud wizard. Cloud wizards (religion) and law should never ever mix unless to protect ones right to believe in a cloud wizard.

This has not historically been the case. Originally marriage was a transferral of property between men. Specifically ownership of a woman. Other "marriages" have been between one man and many women.

The definition is malleable and has changed over time in order to meet the needs of society. Our society needs greater inclusion so our institutions need to change to meet that need.

I don’t mind what other people are doing. Everyone should have the right to marry the one they love. No one should be denied this right.

You cant help who you fall in love with whether it be man or woman and people shouldn’t be punished for it

Marriage has been a largely secular activity for a long time and so shouldn't be protected by religious dogmatism.